Shëmri (Albanian definite form: Shëmria) is a village in the former municipality of Malzi in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kukës.[1]
Shëmri | |
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.svg)  Shëmri | |
| Coordinates: 42°6′5″N 20°13′56″E / 42.10139°N 20.23222°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Kukës |
| Municipality | Kukës |
| Municipal unit | Malzi |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 391 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Etymology
editA church dedicated to Saint Mary existed in the village before the mid-17th century, when the Ottomans decided to destroy it. The name Shëmri is thought to derive from it, with the Albanian translation for Saint Mary being Shën Mëri.[2]
Shëmri was recorded as Shinmiri in three different 16th-century Ottoman defters, and as Shën Mëri by Frang Bardhi and sq:Shtjefën Gaspri in 1638 and 1671 respectively.[3]
From the 18th century onwards it is recorded as Shëmri.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Hoxha 2013, pp. 59
- ^ Hoxha 2013, pp. 52–53
- ^ Hoxha 2013, p. 53
Bibliography
edit- Hoxha, Shefqet (2013). Malziu (Bubrrime historike-etnologjike-folklorike-gjuhësore) (in Albanian). Mirgeeralb. ISBN 978-99280-7-196-5.